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Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, wrote in the Observer that the world was “closer to the beginning of the pandemic than the end” in a passage criticizing the way Covid has been handled by politicians. Meanwhile, trust in politicians has dropped since Boris Johnson became prime minister, according to a study cited by the newspaper in a separate article. About 63% of voters believe politicians are “out there just for themselves” and not their country or party, compared with 48% in 2014, the poll found.
